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  • BIRTH 26/08/1887
  • DEATH 09/10/1953
  • Country United Kingdom
  • MOVIES 47
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James Henderson "Jimmy" Finlayson (August 27, 1887 – October 9, 1953) was a Scottish actor who worked in both silent and sound comedies. Bald, with a fake moustache, Finlayson had many trademark comic mannerisms and is famous for his squinting, outraged, "double take and fade away" head reaction, and characteristic expression "d'ooooooh", and as the most famous comic foil of Laurel and Hardy.

James Finlayson
Movies

Movies (47)

The Flying Deuces
The Flying Deuces
Jailor
1939
The Bohemian Girl
The Bohemian Girl
Captain Finn
1936
Way Out West
Way Out West
Mickey Finn
1937
Block-Heads
Block-Heads
Man on Stairs
1938
Saps at Sea
Saps at Sea
Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited)
1940
Liberty
Liberty
Store keeper
1929
Men O' War
Men O' War
Soda jerk
1929
Bonnie Scotland
Bonnie Scotland
Sgt. Maj. Finlayson
1935
A Chump at Oxford
A Chump at Oxford
Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)
1940
Our Relations
Our Relations
Finn
1936
Royal Wedding
Royal Wedding
Cabby (uncredited)
1951
Wide Open Spaces
Wide Open Spaces
Jack McQueen
1924
Pardon Us
Pardon Us
Schoolteacher
1931
Our Wife
Our Wife
Father of the bride (uncredited)
1931
Angel
Angel
Barker's 2nd Butler (uncredited)
1937
Pack Up Your Troubles
Pack Up Your Troubles
General
1932
With Love and Hisses
With Love and Hisses
Captain Bustle
1927
Night Owls
Night Owls
Meadows
1930
Yankee Doodle in Berlin
Yankee Doodle in Berlin
Commander's Officer (uncredited)
1919
One Good Turn
One Good Turn
A Community Player
1931
Another Fine Mess
Another Fine Mess
Col. Wilburforce Buckshot (uncredited)
1930
Love 'Em and Weep
Love 'Em and Weep
Titus Tillsbury
1927
Flying Elephants
Flying Elephants
Saxophonus (uncredited)
1928
Chickens Come Home
Chickens Come Home
Butler (uncredited)
1931
The Muppets Go to the Movies
The Muppets Go to the Movies
Keystone Kop (archive footage) (uncredited)
1981
Big Business
Big Business
Homeowner (uncredited)
1929
The Devil's Brother
The Devil's Brother
Lord Rocburg
1933
Pick and Shovel
Pick and Shovel
The Foreman
1923
Call of the Cuckoo
Call of the Cuckoo
Asylum Inmate
1927
Yes, Yes, Nanette
Yes, Yes, Nanette
Hillory, the new husband
1925
The Hoose-Gow
The Hoose-Gow
Governor (uncredited)
1929
Seeing the World
Seeing the World
'Old Buzz-Fuzz,' teacher
1927
The Perils of Pauline
The Perils of Pauline
Comic Chef
1947
Do Detectives Think?
Do Detectives Think?
Judge Foozle (uncredited)
1927
Thicker Than Water
Thicker Than Water
Auction Manager
1935
Politiquerías
Politiquerías
Criado
1931
The Second 100 Years
The Second 100 Years
Browne Van Dyke
1927
The Toast of New York
The Toast of New York
Trick-Hat Inventor (uncredited)
1937
Short Kilts
Short Kilts
McGregor's Son
1924
Hats Off
Hats Off
Proprietor, Kwickway Washing Machine Co.
1927
She-Wolf of London
She-Wolf of London
Constable (uncredited)
1946
Me and My Pal
Me and My Pal
Peter Cucumber
1933
Saps at Sea
Saps at Sea
Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited)
1940
Sugar Daddies
Sugar Daddies
Oil tycoon Cyrus Brittle
1927
What's the World Coming To?
What's the World Coming To?
The Father-in-Law
1926
Hasty Marriage
Hasty Marriage
Kitty's Father
1931
The Chimp
The Chimp
Ringmaster (uncredited)
1932

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